2008 Peugeot 207 1.4L Petrol · CA08 XAV

The vehicle currently holds a valid roadworthiness status following a clean MOT pass on July 14, 2025 at 73,399 miles. The maintenance trend shows improvement after a period of mechanical neglect in mid-2024. While the 2024 test revealed multiple critical failures, the subsequent 2025 pass with no recorded defects indicates that the owner addressed the urgent repairs to bring the car back to a passing standard. The mileage profile is notably low for an eighteen-year-old vehicle, averaging approximately 4,000 miles per year. There is a significant anomaly in usage patterns between July 2022 and July 2023, where the car covered 45,900 miles in a single year. Following this spike, usage dropped sharply again, with only 34,530 miles recorded between July 2023 and July 2024. This intermittent low-use pattern often leads to age-related degradation of rubber components and potential issues with fluid seals, despite the low mechanical wear on the drivetrain. A buyer must physically inspect the front suspension assembly specifically, as the July 2024 failure flagged an excessively worn offside front ball joint and a split CV boot. Although these were reportedly repaired, the recurring nature of such faults suggests the rubber components are reaching the end of their service life. The oil leak noted in July 2024 remains a point of interest; while the tester deemed it not excessive at the time, a visual check of the engine block and sump gasket is necessary to ensure the leak has not worsened since the last test.